Dickson City, PA 18519 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dickson City, PA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 178 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dickson City in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Dickson City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dickson City compares
At roughly 178 frost-free days, Dickson City places 25,688 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within PA, it ranks 904 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Dickson City can differ from the 18519 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Dickson City's frost date answer different questions.